NDP Leader Announces Anti-Hate Legislation, Honours Anniversary of Afzaal Family Killing
The 30-page handbook calls for a national strategy, stronger hate-crime data and $40 million in mosque and school security funding.
- On Saturday, London, Ont., community members marked the five-year anniversary of the June 6, 2021 attack that killed four members of the Afzaal family, holding commemorative events including a community march to honor their memory.
- Coinciding with the anniversary, the Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council released a policy handbook urging Ottawa to implement institutional reforms, arguing that Islamophobia remains deeply embedded within Canadian society and government structures.
- Specifically, the report calls for $40 million in federal funding to protect mosques and Muslim schools, while seeking policies to hold social media companies accountable for promoting hate online.
- Speaking on Parliament Hill, Khaled Al-Qazzaz, head of the Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council, said the attack "exposed a reality" of discrimination faced by Muslim Canadians, noting they continue to face violence and unequal treatment.
- The assailant's 2023 conviction marked the first time Canada's terrorism laws were applied in a first-degree murder trial, establishing a legal precedent for prosecuting hate-motivated violence as terrorism.
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Londoners gather to remember the Afzaal family, five years on
Saturday marked five years since the attack that claimed the lives of four members of the Afzaal family in London. The community marched in northwest London and gathered near the site of the hate-motivated killings for a vigil to mark the anniversary. Photos by LFP's Geoff Robins
Londoners honour the Afzaal family on the anniversary of their tragic deaths
Hundreds of Londoners gathered at the site where four members of the Afzaal family were tragically killed five years ago on June 6. The local Muslim community held a vigil at the intersection of South Carriage and Hyde Park Roads, then walked to Oakridge Secondary School. The event honoured the Muslim family known as Our London Family, and also aimed to raise awareness about combating hate and Islamophobia.
The pain is still alive in London, Ontario, five years after the terrorist attack that killed four members of a Muslim family.
Canadian Muslim council launches landmark Islamophobia strategy in memory of Afzaal family
FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail The Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council (CMPAC) has released a comprehensive new policy handbook calling for sweeping reforms to tackle Islamophobia across Canada, coinciding with the anniversary of the 2021 far-right terrorist attack that claimed the lives of four members of the Afzaal family in London, Ontario. The publication, Combatting Islamophobia: A Policy Handbook, […]
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London, Ont., community members mark five years since deadly attack on Muslim family
A southwestern Ontario community is marking the five-year anniversary of a hate-motivated attack that took the lives of four members of a Muslim family.
NDP leader announces anti-hate legislation, honours anniversary of Afzaal family killing
London MPPs Terrence Kernaghan (London North Centre) and Peggy Sattler (London West) joined opposition leader Marit Stiles and several leaders from Ontario Muslim community organizations at Queen’s Park on Friday morning.
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